Usage Note
Ton is the familiar masculine possessive used with tu, the intimate sibling of the polite votre. Spelled the same, le ton means tone of voice or a musical key, and it lives in idioms like hausser le ton (to raise one's voice).
Examples
"Où est ton sac ?"
Natural Translation
Where is your bag?
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